diff --git a/modules/lang/markdown/config.el b/modules/lang/markdown/config.el
index 414a683cc..006f357ac 100644
--- a/modules/lang/markdown/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/markdown/config.el
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ capture, the end position, and the output buffer.")
         markdown-italic-underscore t
         markdown-asymmetric-header t
         markdown-fontify-code-blocks-natively t
-        markdown-gfm-uppercase-checkbox t ; for compat with org-mode
         markdown-gfm-additional-languages '("sh")
         markdown-make-gfm-checkboxes-buttons t